Humpback Festival Returns as Arts Kaleidoscope

Art and poetry lovers may remember the popular annual autumn ritual known as the Humpback Barn Festival of Poetry & Art. Memories of the event are associated with its creator, the late poet Mildred Trivers, who died in 2007.

Gallery 308 is bringing back The Humpback Barn Festival of Poetry & Art under a new name - ARTS KALEIDOSCOPE - and you don't want to miss it!

The public reception that opens the event is Thursday, Oct. 2 from 5 to 9 p.m.; Arts Kaleidoscope Festival Day is Oct. 4, 10 to noon and 2 to 5 p.m. More than 70 poets and artists from all over Indiana will be on hand for this event. The poets' work has inspired the artists' work. It's the marriage of the two artistic endeavors that makes Arts Kaleidoscope so unique.

ARTS KALEIDOSCOPE is sponsored by Gallery 308 with support from The Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County and individual private donors. A full schedule of activities for ARTS KALEIDOSCOPE is found below; more information is available at www.gallery308.org (click on Arts Kaleidoscope).

Oct. 2 at Gallery 308 (located at 308 East Main, Muncie):
* Poetry readings and video recordings (including one of Mildred herself);
* An exhibit by 38 regional artists and published Indiana poets;
* Relevant works produced by video artists Joshua Chatwin and Amelia Morris (recent Ball State graduates);
* A memorial exhibit entitled "Remembering Mildred Trivers and the Humpback Barn";
* Humpback Barn Festival memorabilia from Mildred's estate (courtesy of Yvonne Williams, curator)

Oct. 4, Festival Day, at Cornerstone Center for the Arts (520 East Main, Muncie):
* Poetry readings and video, "Art of the Moving Image and the Spoken Word" in the Theater Room (10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 5 p.m.);
* A cash-at-the-gate, catered al fresco luncheon, in the parking lot on Main Street, just east of the Gallery (noon to 2 p.m.).

All of these events are open to the public; admission to everything (except the Saturday luncheon) is free.

Gallery 308 is a nonprofit art gallery located at 308 East Main, Muncie. Contributions to the Gallery are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Information about Gallery hours and volunteer opportunities is available at 765-289-8575.


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